navette
[na-
vet
;
French
n
a
-
vet
]
/næˈvɛt;
French
naˈvɛt/
noun
,
plural
navettes
[na-
vets
;
French
n
a
-
vet
]
/næˈvɛts;
French
naˈvɛt/
(
Show IPA
).
Jewelry.
1.
a gem, usually not a diamond, cut as a marquise.
Origin
1905-10;
<
French:
weaver's shuttle; literally, little ship. See
nave
,
-ette